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GS11/12, Ecologist 0408 AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Government-wide and Demonstration Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Otto, NC The Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory of the Southern Research Station is recruiting a term post-doctoral Research Ecologist. The position will be at the GS-11 or GS-12 level. The duty station will be located at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in Otto, NC. The Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory has been in continuous operation since 1934 and the research program spans the continuum of basic to applied science. Coweeta is a Long-Term Ecological Research Site and works cooperatively with several universities, National Forests, and local, state, and other federal agencies. The incumbent will participate in ongoing team-oriented research focused on understanding responses of watershed ecosystems to anthropogenic and natural disturbances. Research opportunities include, but are not limited to: (1) summarizing, processing, and analyzing boundary layer flux meteorological data from two above-canopy and five below-canopy eddy covariance towers (2) directing and implementing climatologic and hydrologic measurement networks using state-of-the-art monitoring equipment, and (3) development and applications of modeling, GIS, and landscape-scale analyses. In addition, the incumbent will have the opportunity to develop collaborative research with scientific staff and university partners on a variety of projects. This position requires: (1) knowledge and skill in quantitative analyses of tree ecophysiology, hydrologic, atmospheric and climatic data; database management; and quality assurance/quality control; (2) knowledge and skill in sapflow, streamflow, atmospheric and climate measurement equipment and techniques; (3) modeling and GIS expertise, and (4) participating in multidisciplinary, team-oriented research projects. The anticipated starting date is early-2013. If you are interested in this position, please fill out and return the attached outreach form by December 15, 2012 and send to Dr. Chelcy R. Ford, Research Project Leader, USDA Forest Service, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, 3160 Coweeta Lab Rd, Otto, NC 28763 or email to [email protected]. Those interested will be sent a copy of the announcement with duties, qualifications required, and application instructions. For more information, contact Dr. Ford at 828-524-2128, ext. 118. The USDA Forest Service is an equal opportunity employer. The Forest Service provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or outreach process, please notify Cheryl Jefferson at 828-259-0562. OUTREACH NOTICE FORM Position Title/Series/Grade: Ecologist (GS-11/12, 0408) Duty Station: Otto, NC I am interested in this position and will check http://www.usajobs.opm.gov for the announcement, or I will call the contact person. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Name: ________________________________________ Date: _______________ Address: ______________________________________ Phone: ______________ E-Mail: _______________ Are you currently a Federal employee: YES ____ NO ___ Current title/series/grade/location: __________________________________________ Type of appointment you are currently under __________________________________ (e.g., Career, Career-Conditional, Excepted-ANILCA, Excepted VRA, etc) Briefly state why you are interested in this position:
